Logan Campbell (rugby league)
Logan Campbell (born 23 May 1971) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played as a professional in Australia and England. He also represented Auckland and Scotland.
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| Born | 23 May 1971 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
He was born in New Zealand.[2]
Early years
A Northcote Tigers junior, in 1991 Campbell won the Tetley Trophy, topping the try scoring charts in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy. During this time Campbell also represented Auckland.[3]
Playing career
Campbell played for the Newcastle Knights in 1993. Even though he only played one game for the Newcastle Knights, he is famous with older fans for debuting on the bench with the then 19-year-old Andrew Johns.
In early 1994 he joined the London Crusaders.[2] In 1996 he joined Workington Town in the new Super League competition. He joined Hull F.C. in 1997 for three seasons before spending 2000 with the Castleford Tigers. In 2001 he returned to Hull for another season before being released.[4]
Representative career
Campbell played two matches for Scotland in 1998. He was selected for the 2000 World Cup for Scotland but never played in a match.[5]
References
- RLP
- Ruane in as Widnes ring the changes: Transfers deadline The Independent, 11 January 1994
- Northcote and Birkenhead Tigers Rugby League and Sports Club Inc Historical Information Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League, 2009
- Ins and outs for Super League 2002 The Racing Post, 1 March 2002
- Aussie is a World Cup Scot BBC Sport, 20 September 2000